Monday, November 25, 2013

Through stream-of-consciousness aural atmospherics, Lance
Herbstrong takes you on a trip, sustaining musical momentum with sonic layers
propelling the rhythms. The result is
music that is ethereal and organic, of the air and of the earth, and always
moving. The nation’s most esteemed
climate scientists described their first Lance Herbstrong show as a ‘motherfuckin
Fun Bomb that just goes off inside you.’

Listen to their layered sounds and the connected
grooves. Let it get into your
orifices. Your day will be better.

This bio is degradable.

*Rex Riddem (DJ Set)(Wash DC/Fort Knox Recordings)

Born and Raised
the diverse, international city, Washington DC, Rex Riddem is a direct product of the confluence of Chocolate City melding with the epicenter
of modern day Babylon. Rex, a DJ,
songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist draws from the influences of
his unique upbringing and world travels to create soundscapes of the African
Diaspora with contemporary twists.

As a DJ,
RexRiddem has played throughout the continental US as well as
Hawaii, St. John, Lisbon, and a 5 city tour of Brasil. Rex has played with DJ heroes Afrika
Bambaattaa (whom he played percussion for on a the album “Dark Matter
Moving at the Speed of Light”) Diplo, Bassnectar, Numark, Beats
Antique, Ursula 1000, and Rich
Medina. Two of Rex’s Recent
highlights as a DJ have been playing support for Bassnectar, at the 9:30 Club,
two consecutive years, and an eight month residency, with the Fort knox Five
at Eye Candy Lounge, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas.

Rex’s first
release “Salvador Diaspora” was featured on several international compilations,
including the world renown “Brazilectro” series. It has also been featured on the “Top Chef
Masters UK” television series. On
percussion Rex backed Thunderball
(ESL Records) with whom he toured Russia and played as support on the Pretty Lights
tour 2010.

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Afrofreque’s music is soulful hip-hop, sprinkled with funk, afrobeat and
reggae. The grooves are funky and the lyrics are positive and
conscious, reflecting hip-hop culture, social issues and just plain
having fun. Afrofreque is known not only for their for their tightly
arranged hip hop and soul compositions, but also for their high energy
live performances and and tasty live improvs.

The group,
headed by MC Tigre Liu, is an experienced and talented bunch. Band
members are/have been integral parts of other bands such as The Killer
Bees, Big Game Hunter, Dirty Wormz, Patrice Pike, David Garza, Laura
Scarborough, Raggamassive, Futurelight Sound System, Pressure, and
Shantytown Underground.

*Chesterfield 11:15p

Chesterfield is a dynamic, indie funk band born out of Project Imagine in Austin, TX made up of Sean Ferrell on Bass, Rsi onDrums, Andy Cowden and Andy
Tenberg on Guitar, Justin Hindman on Keys, Raymond Johnson on Sax, and
Matt Vaught on Vocals. We gonna have a funky good time.

All Vinyl DJ sets by

*Austin Boogie Crew 10-11:15p/12:15-12:45a (DJ's Danbone and Spence)

Austin Boogie Crew (ABC) is a funk collective specializing in music from
the late 70’s and early 80’s. The genre that ABC derives its
inspiration from is boogie: a dance-oriented brand of music that bridges
the gap between quality disco and bass-heavy funk.